THE Federal Government’s new industrial relations laws have already come into effect and have been drawing plenty of discussion about what it means for small farm businesses.
One of the main issues was brought to light in an article in The Australian by Robert Gottliebsen, who recounted his experience telling some dairy farmers they will have to pay retrenchment benefits if they need to make an employee redundant.
The article referred to a change in the law that exempted businesses with 15-or-less employees from paying out redundancies. With plenty of confusion about the requirements…
